France warns UN sanctions on Iran won't lift without its sign-off

France warns UN sanctions on Iran won't lift without its sign-off France wants to play a role in talks dealing with Iran 's nuclear programme and will not approve the lifting of UN sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord, its foreign minister said. Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday there would be no stability in the region unless US talks with Iran also dealt with Iran's ballistic missile programme and support for proxies. "The return for major concessions that will be asked of Iran is the lif